Evie Blad
Reporter at Education Week. Dog person. Kansan. School climate, SEL, marginalized kids, child well-being, health. My high school mascot was farm equipment.
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CDC Offers Cautions, Recommendations for Schools' COVID-19 Testing Strategies
As states received federal shipments of rapid new COVID-19 tests, the CDC offered guidance on how and when schools should test students and and staff with those tests and others.
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Evie Blad
New: The CDC has recommendations for schools' on-site testing strategies. Unlike previous guidance, they discuss broader testing for surveillance of asymptomatic students and teacher, not just diagnosis of symptomatic individuals. Here's what that means. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… pic.twitter.com/SX6TGrOuut
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Schools Rely on the Census. A Rushed Count Threatens Its Accuracy, Groups Warn
Child advocacy groups have warned that an abbreviated Census schedule threatens to jeopardize the accuracy of the count, which is crucial for schools.
Biden's School Reopening Plan: National Guidelines, Local Decisions, More Funding
Schools need more funding and clear federal guidelines to reopen safely in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdowns,former Vice President Joe Biden says.
What a Trump Directive on 'Anti-American Propaganda' Means for the Ed. Dept.
The White House has instructed federal agencies to identify employee training on issues like "critical race theory" and "white privilege." The Education Department is reportedly conducting such a review.
Schools Sound the Alarm as Key COVID-19 Meal Waiver Is Set to Expire
The U.S. Department of Agriculture won't extend a waiver from school meal requirements that provided more flexibility to feed students during interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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The USDA won't extend a waiver from school meal requirements that provided more flexibility to feed students during interruptions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Deemed 'Essential Workers,' Some Teachers Told to Skip Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure
In a move backed by the White House, some districts are telling teachers to come to class after they’ve been exposed to the virus, which experts say could propagate an outbreak.
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Most people who’ve been in close contact with someone w/ COVID-19 are advised to quarantine for two weeks. But some states have deemed teachers critical workers, which means they must keep working after an exposure, as long as they don't have symptoms.
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DeVos: Give Religious Groups Equal Consideration for Education Grants
The new U.S. Department of Education guidance creates a federal process for individuals and organizations to file complaints under the federal Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
White House to States: Reopen School Buildings or Risk Additional Relief Funds
The White House will seek to condition future COVID-19 relief funds on whether states' reopen school buildings, Vice President Mike Pence said Wednesday. The Trump administration launched an aggressive push to reopen after many states have already...
Mary Trump’s Book Accuses the President of Embracing ‘Cheating as a Way of Life’
The president’s niece, Mary L. Trump, is the first to break ranks with the family and release a tell-all memoir.
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In a new book, President Trump's niece alleges that he cheated on the SAT, the NY Times reports. nytimes.com/2020/07/07/us/… pic.twitter.com/I0Bpl4yOoY
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CDC Does Not Recommend Schools Test All Students, Staff for Coronavirus
New federal coronavirus guidance does not recommend universal testing of all students and staff in K-12 schools, an idea that has been floated as educators and policymakers seek ways to safely return students to their classrooms.
Districts' Back-to-School Shopping List: Masks, Gloves, Sanitizers and $25 Billion to Pay for It
When his staff’s tally for buying personal protective equipment reached $600,000, one superintendent said: “stop because we’re already bankrupt.”
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“We understand that the safety and health of our students and staff is the most important thing for us, without a doubt,” said Pollio, who plans to start a formal procurement process for PPE next month. “But the logistics of this are not easy.”
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Poll: Teachers, Parents Wary of Returning to Schools Without COVID-19 Vaccine
Just 46 percent of those responding to a USA Today/Ipsos poll said they would support students and teachers returning to schools this fall before there is a vaccine against the virus.
As CDC Posts Chart to Guide School Reopenings, Some Call for More Guidance
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a "decision tree" to guide decisions about reopening schools amid the coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19 Testing Key to Reopening Schools, Health Officials Tell Senators
Senators pressed federal health officials for more guidance on the level and nature of coronavirus testing necessary to safely reopen schools and monitor the illness.
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Some witnesses at House hearing are questioning ambitious testing capacity projections Trump officials gave Senate yesterday. Testing key to school reopening. blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaig… twitter.com/cspan/status/1…
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Former Governor Recruits Stuck-at-Home College Students to Combat K-12's 'COVID Slide'
Former Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam announced the Tennessee Tutoring Corps, which will recruit college students to tutor children in an effort to prevent learning loss after extended school closures.
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Former Tenn Gov Bill Haslam is recruiting college students with cancelled internships to tutor K-6 students this summer. He hopes to combat learning loss from school closures that some have called "the covid slide."
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COVID-19: Report Offers 'Blueprint' for Reopening Schools and Beyond
The American Enterprise Institute recommends steps to reopen schools in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, including preparing for effects into the 2021-2022 school year and planning to shut down again if the coronavirus re-emerges in their area.
Mnuchin: Wealthy Private Schools Should Return Coronavirus Small Business Aid
The secretary treasury called for return of the small-business aid after reports that wealthy private schools attended by his children and President Donald Trump's son had qualified.
States Face Thorny Issues in Deciding When to Reopen Schools Post-Pandemic
They’ll have to balance health concerns, practical challenges in getting children back to class, and pressure to get schools open so parents can get back to work.
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Evie Blad
Trump is pushing to "reopen the country" by early May. He's largely focused on businesses, but fed agencies say opening schools is the first step, & that's a decision largely in the hands of governors. A look at the complicated factors they must consider.
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School Closures May Go Into the Fall If Coronavirus Resurges, State Chiefs Warn
Schools may have to continue closures in the fall if the coronavirus resurges, state schools chiefs in Maryland and Washington said. The warnings came the same week thata key federal official predicted schools would be able to reopen for the 2020-21...
Betsy DeVos on Coronavirus: What Are the Feds Doing to Help Schools?
I recently talked with the U.S. secretary of education about the federal response to the coronavirus and what she's doing at the Department of Education.
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"I'm very disappointed to see some school boards and administrators functionally giving up on themselves and their students for the rest of the school year." -DeVos talks to Education Week opinion blogger @rickhess99.
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